Beauty and Power in Perpetual Harmony. With its sinuous perpetual curve design elegantly clad in pure titanium, the PowerShot SD900 ELPH is visually arresting. But what's inside is just as impressive: a powerful 10.0 megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom and newly developed DIGIC III Image Processor. Top-level functionality puts you at the forefront of digital technology, with expanded low-light shooting capability, a built-in digital tele converter, and futuristic Face Detection technology for incredible group shots.

DIGIC III also empowers new Face Detection AF/AE, which finds all the faces in the frame and sets the most suitable focus point, when the shutter button is depressed half-way. Exposure and flash are controlled to ensure proper illumination of both the faces and the overall scene, eliminating the common problem of darkened or overexposed faces.

iSAPS Technology - iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

See the image in a big monitor - Large 2.5 inch LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for easier on-camera viewing. The camera's 2.5-inch LCD monitor gives you the big picture, whether you're shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear picture and wider viewing angle to make shooting, playback and using the camera's menu functions especially convenient. The clear and bright LCD also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

EXPENSIVE, Fairly Big for a Compact, No IS Image Stabilization, Not Enough Features, Not Good In Low Light

Best Uses:

Everyday, Outdoors, Travel

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Camera:

This is an odd offering from Canon. The impressive 10 megapixel sensor is a nice feature for so small a camera, and the Titanium build is both attractive and durable. But beyond those two features, I'm not sure why anyone would buy this expensive camera.For starters, it's a little on the large side for an ultra compact. The main selling point of these point and shoots is that you can take them anywhere, and that what you sacrifice in manual control, you gain in portability. Pick one up in a store and decide for yourself. Also, the jump from 7-10 megapixels is simply not that great, and overkill if you're mainly looking to print snapshots. Type "the megapixel myth" into your browser and you'll read what I'm talking about. The 37-111 focal length is pretty unspectacular. Also, there is excessive noise when using high sensitivity ISOs. Canon created a top of the line camera that underperforms its predecessors. And the price is in the stratosphere with no IS. What is the marketing goal with this camera?If I were you, I would take a look at the Canon SD800 or SD700 models. Both have IS, or Image Stabilization, which will not only help you to take sharper pictures, but will also enable you to shoot in lower lighting conditions. These cameras are both smaller than the 900, albeit fractionally. The 800 is a wide angle camera, great for group shots and travel landscapes, while the 700 is better for portraits and the like. The IS is what makes them great. I would take a sharp, IS-shot 7 megapixel image over a blurry, 10 megapixel image any day. Even blown up, under normal conditions, the advantages of the IS are clear.The SD900 is not a bad camera, it's just a poor value. Save your money and buy one of the two best, most reliable point and shoots out there, the SD700 and SD800. They're almost as cute, rugged enough, and easy to use. Plus, they deliver great images just about every time.